let me at this stage pay special tribute to one of and the only surviving founding father of our nation, comrades robert mugabe. he led us in our struggle for national independence. he assumed the responsibilities of leadership at a very challenging time at the best of oui’ very challenging time at the best of our nation. that is to be lauded for all times. whatever errors of commissioner or omission might have occurred during that critical phase in the life of oui’ that critical phase in the life of our nation, let us all accept and acknowledge his immense contribution towards the building of our nation. applause

to me personally, he remains the father, mentor, comrade in arms and my leader. we must to say thank you to them and trust that our history will grant him his proper place and a chord him his deserved distinction as one of the founding fathers and leaders of our nation. let me also recognise in a very, very special way, the present in our midst of senior statesman of our region and the continent. led by the

presidential candidate of zambia, he remains the only living member of the foundational front line stage party which is anonymous with the decolonisation process in our region. —— synonymous. we honour him as indeed we remember all his collea g u es as indeed we remember all his colleagues now departed. the statesman who are with us today show a story of success. may i repeat that. show a story of succession which speaks well of our continent. it isa which speaks well of our continent. it is a narrative that must to get bolder and bolder. as generations hand over to succeed than once. ——

succeeding ones. in act knowledge of the honour you have bestowed upon me, i recognise that the forces that beckon will not be accomplished by speeches. i must hit the ground running. cheering we all need to summon and unleashed the great nation beyond where our immediate past president left it. for close to two decades, this country went through many developments. once we cannot change the past, there is a lot we can do in the present and the future. together our nation a different

positive direction. as we do so, we should never remain hostages of our past. i humbly appeal to all of us that we let bygones be bygones. readily embracing each other in defining a new destiny of our beloved zimbabwe. the task at hand is that of rebuilding our great country. it principally lies with none but ourselves to do so. i implore you all to declare that never again, never again should the circumstances that have played zimbabwe in an insufferable position

be allowed to acquire or overshadow its prospects. we must work together, you, me, all of us who make up this nation. ours is a great country, and filled with rich resources and this will remain an opportunity for anyone who considers zimbabwe a home. whilst i am aware that emotions and expectations might be high and mixed, i have no doubt that over time we will appreciate the solid foundation laid by my predecessor against all manner of

difficulties charged with building an educated, enlightened and skilled and forgiving society. this is a formidable way to start. we draw from our start and finish upon which to build developments in the present and during their hopes for the future. fellow countrymen, zimbabweans, as we charge our way for words, we must accept that our challenges as a nation emanate in pa rt challenges as a nation emanate in part from the manner in which we have managed our politics. both nationally and internationally. however, given our historical realities, we wish to raise the world to understand and appreciate that policies and programmes related to land reform act were inevitable.

whilst there is a lot we need to do by way of outcomes, the principle of repossessing oui’ by way of outcomes, the principle of repossessing our land cannot challenge or be reversed. the dispossession of our ancestral lands was the fundamental reason for the liberation struggle. it would be a betrayal of the brave men and women who sacrificed their lives if we we re who sacrificed their lives if we were to reverse the gains we have made through reclaiming our lands. therefore, i exhort beneficiaries of the land reform programme to show that by demonstrating commitment to the utilisation of the land now

available to them. front national and full security and for the recovery of our economy. “— and full security and for the recovery of our economy. —— for national and full security. we will continue to ensure that all land is utilised and occupy. to that end, my government will capacity the land commission so that it is seized with all outstanding issues related to land distribution. my my government is committed to compensating those families from whom land was taken in terms of our laws. our laws of land. cheering

as we go into the future, complex issues of land tenure will have to be addressed both intelligently and definitively. we dare not precipitate on this issue. events leading to this historic day interest to the fact that we are a nation clear about what it wants and what it does not want. —— a testa m e nt to what it does not want. —— a testament to the fact. many nations during those in the developed world would not have ended with the sort of outcome we celebrate today. credit goes to every zimbabwean and my predecessor who invested a lot in

the resolution of the challenges of the resolution of the challenges of the situation that had arisen in our country. from events preceding this occasion, we stand apart as a unique nation driven by mutual tolerance, peace and unity. which we have displayed in the past few weeks. this is a proud page we have added to the sounds of conflict resolution and settlement. that peace and harmony should be characteristic of how we relate to one another before, during and after 2018 harmonised democratic elections next year. i committed to you today that these elections will be held and

scheduled. today, however, the republic of zimbabwe renews itself. my republic of zimbabwe renews itself. my government will work towards ensuring that the pillars of democracy in our land are strengthened and respected. we fully reaffirm our membership of the family of nations and express our commitment to playing our part in all regional, continental and international organisations and arrangements in order to make our modest contribution in world order. we subscribe and affirm the principle where all nations of the

world a re principle where all nations of the world are equal and we work towards the maintenance of world peace as collectively challenged under the united nations charter. here at home, we must however appreciate the fa ct home, we must however appreciate the fact that over the years our domestic politics have become poisoned and polarising. my goal is to persuade and preside over a policy and administration that recognises the strength in our diversity of the people, hoping that this position will be reciprocated and radiated to cover all our groups, organisations and communities. we dare not squander the moment. whatever we do or choose

not to do, it must be intended to benefit all our people. above all, we must always remember and realise that we want to run this country in trust. it belongs to future generations whose possibilities must never be foreclosed or mortgaged as a result of decisions now. the values of unity and peace challenged by all zimbabweans are the enduring foundations for the desired goal of development. it is the third pillar of the trinity. unity, peace and development. our economic policy

will be predicated on our agriculture. which is the main stay and on creating conditions for investment for econometric recovery that puts a premium ofjob creation. cheering key choices will have to be made to attract foreign direct investment to tackle high levels of unemployment world transforming our economy. the main skilled zimbabweans who have left the country over the years for a variety of reasons must now come into the broad economic cilic is designed for our recovery and take off as designed for our recovery and take offasa designed for our recovery and take off as a nation. of course, to

facilitate such an infrastructure, it must be repaired and expanded to position our country in readiness for it economic growth and employment creation, equity, freedom and democracy. and for the provision of those social goals, principally, health, shelter, clean water, education and other key social services. our quest for economic development must be premised on our time is called to establish and sustain a just and equitable society firmly based on our historical, cultural and social experiences. as well as on our aspirations for better lives for all our people. our

system of economic organisation and management will incorporate elements of the market economy in which enterprise is allowed, encouraged and protected. the resources we have the country must now be exploited for national good. we welcome gain full partnerships with international investors whose presence in our midst must be valued and secured. the bottom line is an economy which is back on its feet. only that way can we recover this economy. create jobs for our youths and reduce poverty for all our people who must witness real, positive changes in our lives. in the immediate, the

challenges of the economy must be tackled head on. with real solutions being generated as a matter of urgency. people must be able to access urgency. people must be able to a ccess services urgency. people must be able to access services as and when they need them. cheering as we focus on recovering our economy, we must shed this behaviour and act of discipline which have characterised the past. acts of corruption must be stopped. cheering were these occur, swift, justice

must be served. —— we are at swift, swift justice must be must be served. —— we are at swift, swiftjustice must be served. high standards must be work towards. on these ideals my administration declares full commitment, warning that greeff awaits those who depart from the path of virtue and queen business. to our civil servants, it can only be business as usual. —— greeff awaits those who depart from the path of virtue and the path of virtue and clean business.

we have an economy to save. each and every one of us must now and they are weak, date, month and work. gone are the days of absenteeism and application, days of unduly delay and stalling decisions. those days are over. a new culture must now inform and animate barry daly conduct. our officers must speedily anterior questions and generate solutions awaited by our customers.

the citizens are well meaning outside and they want to join our economic recovery. flexibility must be built into our operations so that the machine of government does not become one huge ponderous standing block to decisions that must be made and communicated. the culture of government must change and change now. recognising the pivotal role that exports play in generating much—needed foreign—currency, the government will ensure relaxation of export procedures whilst vigorously ensuring the reduction of all costs

associated with the conduct of international trade. the establishment of special economic zones establishment of special economic zones will be accelerated to attract investment and increase exports. the maintenance of economic stability and confidence amongst the public and confidence amongst the public and local business community, as well as foreign investors, remains focused on reform. my government will ensure financial sector viability and stability. we will put in place measures that encourage serving through bank dibusz and add the appropriate financial instruments which will be need for a deposit. the current banking

culture, it must come to an end. to reduce the risk perception about resisting prospective investors, the government will ask for and ensure that its domestic and in general it is serviced. this will apply to all of government, including local authorities and enterprises. in addition, my government will proactively oversee the externalisation of foreign currency and smuggling of blues. i intend to

uphold security issues from a broad comic human and a visible social perspective. all citizens must feel secure and enjoy a sense of belonging in their land. all activities that the national security institutions aim to achieve must be focused on human security to include among others security from disease, hunger and employment, illiteracy. we must pay equal attention to all these areas and enhance the capabilities of our security services so that we are able to deal with all. today in the republic of zimbabwe and as the

second phase, we must fully affirm our belonging in the family of nations. we harbour no kill or belligerent intentions against any other nation. the southern african development community is our home. —— we harbour no ill. we commit ourselves to furthering its vision and ideals. as wejourney ourselves to furthering its vision and ideals. as we journey outward from our static house, we fully realise that we grow in bigger house and family the african union. whilst we we re and family the african union. whilst we were not free at the best, we should champion the entire african

content from colonialism. we work creators through the liberation committee. the african union is self, the sequel to the oau is our natural home and the collective resource is africans. zimbabwe pledges its membership and declares here and now that it will play its role fully to make a success of their african union. the importance of the african union is economic group of nations. then we are committed to contributing meaningfully. zimba bwe's journeys since independence has provided us with many lessons. some pleasant,

others not so pleasant. in particular, some bigger nations have attempted to make us there enemy. we have however successfully maintained good relations with the preponderant majority of the family of nations. i stand here today to say that our country is ready and willing for the city of re—engagement with all the nations of the world. applause as we build a new democratic zimbabwe, we ask those who have punished as in the past to reconsider the economic and political sanctions against us. cheering

whatever misunderstandings may have subsided... subsisted in the past, let these make way for a new beginning. in this global world, no nation is king or need be an island. isolation has never been splendid or a viable. solidarity and partnerships are and will always be the way. we are ready to embrace each and all on the principles of mutual respect and common humanity. we will take definite steps to really engage those nations who have had issues with us in the past. equally, we will take measures to

ensure that we acknowledge and ensure that we acknowledge and ensure commitment to paying our debts. resources remain special at this stage when we face a myriad of pressures . this stage when we face a myriad of pressures. we count on the goodwill of those we know to give us a chance. we remain committed to honouring the days and entering into new relationships. i wish to be clear, all foreign investments will be served in zimbabwe. we will will fully abided by the terms of electoral investment promotion and protection agreements which we have

concluded with the number of nations. i ask you to join us concluded with the number of nations. i ask you tojoin us in exploiting our potential to make a difference in the lives of our people. the united nations is the home of all the nations on this planet. we will contribute to forward thinking and management of world affairs. our plain talk arises from our deep convictions and desire to help build world peace. wejoin the rest of the continent in calling for reforms in the united nations systems of the world order becomes truly representative and commands respect. zimbabwe will continue to contribute to the national peace and

security, and granting full freedoms to the palestinian people. let us together honestly address the sources of instability and terrorism. in many parts of the world. all will be any framework the united nations. honourable guests and people of zimbabwe, i wish to thank all of you here and elsewhere who wish us a peaceful transition. for the time that i should be president of zimbabwe, i solemnly promise that i shall, to the best of my ability, serve everyone, everyone, who calls and consider zimbabwe do hope. —— vera holm.

i encourage all of us to remain peaceful, even as preparations for political contestation is for next year ‘s free and fair elections gather momentum. the voice of the people is the voice of god. brothers and sisters, the people of zimbabwe, the task before us is much bigger than competing for political office. let us all play our part to build this great country together as zimbabweans. may god bless zimbabwe. applause a big round of applause for the

address by the president. there we are, the inaugural speech of emmerson mnangagwa heard by 60,000 people in harare but also heard across the country and broadcast live around the world. in my opinion a rather inspiring, brilliant speech. not what some of his critics had feared, where he might have talked about faction fighting within the zanu—pf. he was hugely inclusive. he talked about the need for the whole nation to get behind economic reform and political reform. let's run you through some of the key things he said. he said he must hit the ground running, in other words he knows how desperate

the economic crisis of this country is. he also talked about being generous to his opponents, to those who have tried to criticise him. he said let's let bygones be bygones. he put about robert mugabe very generously indeed, about the former president who he's been locked in a power struggle with. he said robert mugabe had been a father of the nation, had made an immense contribution to zimbabwe and that the whole country should say it thanks to him. we must work together, said emmerson mnangagwa, you, me and all of us. all the time he was stressing inclusivity. this isn't just he was stressing inclusivity. this isn'tjust going to be a zanu—pf government but a government for all the people. it's a big, bold promise. everyone will be watching to see whether he sticks to that promise. specifically on economic reform, very interesting to hear

what he had to say about land reform. of course, we all remember the great land grab as it was called. the landry —— land redistribution programme under robert mugabe. white farmers had their property confiscated and farms taken off them. the new president has promised to compensate those farmers who lost their land in that controversial land redistribution programme. that is a big promise. of course, zimbabwe has very little money. but will be an expensive programme. but he promised to compensate the farmers and landowners who lost land in that redistribution programme. he also talked about how politics in zimbabwe had become poisoned and polarised. he promised that there would be democratic elections next year as scheduled. again, an important promise. some people have worried he might seek to postpone

those elections for his own benefit. but he hasn't, he said they are definitely going ahead next year. he talked also about we the people hold this country in trust and it belongs to future generations, we must not squander this opportunity, it must bea squander this opportunity, it must be a just society. another significant promise, corruption must stop. he's a man who's been accused corruption himself, corruption is one of the biggest plagues in zimbabwe. it's devastating for the economy. he said it must stop, we have an economy to recover, he said, and a people to serve. pretty inspiring. when you compare his rhetoric with that of robert mugabe who was often rambling and pretty long winded, this was a very powerful inaugural speech. let's bring ina powerful inaugural speech. let's bring in a guest who has been listening in the stadium here. would you like to stand up? this is an

activist from the opposition mdc party. thank you forjoining us. what did you make of the speech? it seemed pretty inclusive for the whole country. i should say congratulations to our new president mnangagwa. it's god ‘s way of doing things that he is now the president of zimbabwe. his speech was a wonderful speech. wonderful speech? a wonderful speech. they say experience is the best teacher. i think he has had so much experience of what people are crying for. i think he's the right leader to lead zimbabwe now. you say that as a member of the opposition,

the mdc? you'd think he's the right man to be leader? i think he's the right man. we are the opposition, going for elections, and we want free elections. free and fair elections. this is what we want. according to his speech, it was a beautiful speech, which is getting everybody into his hands. they are promises, will he keep his promises? his promises to repair the economy, have elections and restore democracy? if there was a way of approaching him and telling him his promises and telling him to write them down, so that he won't go the other side, i think this would be the best time to do it. he has promised zimbabwe he will keep his

promises. we don't know but we hope the best. how would you compare his speech to all the speeches you heard from mugabe? what can i say... these people are comrades and they are people are comrades and they are people who are used to speaking. they are all very good. they are all very good speakers. thank you very much for being with us. i'm also going to speak to a music producer, what did you think of the speech? i'm nota what did you think of the speech? i'm not a music producer. i'd just a general person. what did you think of the speech? i thank god our president mugabe has retired. we

wanted a new leadership. thank you. let's speak to a zimbabwean comedy artist, what did you make of the speech? it was awesome. we are excited, we are happy, we are grateful. at last freedom has come to our country. for myself, i'm so overwhelmed to witness this event. i never, ever thought that i would see this. ourformer president resign. it was like a dream. when it happened i couldn't believe my eyes, i couldn't believe my ears. my kids are here to witness this special moment. ijust are here to witness this special moment. i just want to say to our new president mr emmerson mnangagwa, we are very new president mr emmerson mnangagwa, we are very happy. i also want to

say to the general chiwenga thank you so much, thank you so much, thank you so much! the president made a lot of promises about political reform, about economic reform, will he keep those promises? i hope and wish that he is going to dojust as he promised, because why we put him there as the people of zimbabwe is because we think that it's his fate to be our leader and run this country, and we know... inaudible he isn't greedy for power, he's someone who is humble and... inaudible people around this country are

waiting and watching to see exactly how the new president would be in office. would he be statesman—like, would he be inclusive, would he try to say that this is a struggle to repairand to say that this is a struggle to repair and rebuild zimbabwe by all of the people? that's exactly what he said. he said, we must work together, you, me and all of us. he also with clear he wants to get on with the job of repairing the absolute devastation of the economy here. he said, i must hit the ground running. inaudible studio: apologies, we are having

problems with the line from zimbabwe. you are watching bbc news. as we continue to watch these images from harare from the inauguration ceremony for emmerson mnangagwa as the new president of zimbabwe, it's time to reflect on a very interesting speech, a very inclusive speech. he's going to have a honeymoon period but he seemed to address many of the issues that zimbabweans want to be addressed in the country now that robert mugabe is no longer in power. mr mnangagwa said across the political and ethnic divide, people have legitimate expectations from the office i now occupy. with regards to elections

due to happen next year in september, he promised those would be free elections. from events preceding this occasion, we stand apart asa preceding this occasion, we stand apart as a unique nation, driven by mutual tolerance, peace and unity. which we have displayed in the past few weeks. this is a proud page we have added to conflict resolution and settlement. that peace and harmony should be characteristic of how we relate to one another before, during and after the 2018 harmonised democratic elections next year. i commit to you today that this election will be held as scheduled.

applause studio: president mnangagwa played a glowing tribute to his predecessor robert mugabe. let me at this stage paid special tribute to one of and the only surviving founding father of our nation, comrades robert mugabe. he led us in our struggle for national independence. he assumed responsibilities of leadership, at a formative and very challenging time at the birth of our nation. that is to be loaded and celebrated for all times. —— lauded uncelebrated. —— and celebrated.

whatever might have occurred during that critical phase in the life of our nation, let us all accept and acknowledge his immense contribution towards the building of our nation. applause to me personally, he remains a father, mental, comrades in arms and my leader. —— men —— mentor. we say thank you to him and trust that our history will grant him his proper place and his deserved stature as one of the founding fathers and leaders of our nation. studio:

president mnangagwa of zimbabwe. he'll so said in reference to robert mugabe that, as the new president, he had to hit the ground running in order to move zimbabwe beyond where our immediate past president left it. it was interesting that while he paid to be to robert mugabe he was also conjuring up a vision of a very different country post mugabe. we will have more on the inauguration for zimbabwe's will have more on the inauguration for zimba bwe's new will have more on the inauguration for zimbabwe's new president coming up. right now some breaking news coming in about the political situation in ireland where the main opposition party fianna fail has lodged a motion of no—confidence in the country's deputy prime minister frances fitzgerald. this relates to how handling of an e—mail a couple of years ago. the minority government relies on fianna fail‘s

support in crucial votes, a confidence and supply agreement. now fianna fail has lodged a motion of no confidence in frances fitzgerald who use the on our screens right now. the leader fianna fail saying if she stands aside ireland could still avoid a general election. however, the prime minister leo varadkar is saying he is standing by her. it looks as though that confidence and supply arrangement has broken down and unless she steps aside, ireland could be heading for aside, ireland could be heading for a snap general election. but news just coming to us in the last few minutes. a key part of youtube's system for reporting people who leave sexualised comments on videos of children has not been working for over a year. volunteer moderators have said up to 100,000 predatory accounts could be leaving comments on videos. meanwhile, a bbc trending investigation has found a flaw in the system that allows the public to report abuse. the nspcc says more needs to be done

to protect children online. we think it's really important the government now steps in to require all social media firms to take consistent steps to make children safe. what should that look like? that should ensure that children have the highest privacy settings established as default. that should mean that the social network employs specialist people to moderate reports that come through from children and that those reports are prioritised. they shouldn't just sit at the back of the queue. meanwhile, the children's commissioner for england anne longfield has described the findings as "very worrying". what we have is a site where children literally spend hours a day looking and going through videos, but also loading their own content, often quite inoffensive, often just part of their everyday life. what seems to be happening is that the adults who want to get access to children are using some of these videos and the comment facility with it to post quite suggestive, very sexualised comments

that are luring children, potentially, and potentially encouraging them to take part in very risky activities. now, what's been reported is that youtube aren't responding to this adequately and are leaving these comments there, when clearly they should be removed. youtube said in a statement that the vast majority of our content is reviewed within 2a hours. they go on to say that the content is to them. a court in south africa has increased the jail sentence handed out to athlete oscar pistorius for murdering his girlfriend. the court ruled that his sentence be increased to 15 years.

prosecutors argued that the six—year term for murdering his girlfriend reeva steenkamp was too short. our correspondent milton nkosi in johannesburg explains the the background to the case. what we had in the first sentencing of six years was that the trial judge had imposed that for an appeal thejudgment of judge had imposed that for an appeal the judgment of murder. judge had imposed that for an appeal thejudgment of murder. in judge had imposed that for an appeal the judgment of murder. in the first insta nce the judgment of murder. in the first instance she had found oscar pistorius guilty of culpable homicide or manslaughter, and the prosecutors appealed that. then oscar pistorius was sentenced to murder, that was changed to murder. then she imposed a six—year sentence and the prosecutors felt that that was shockingly lenient. this was the response by the supreme court of appeals in bloemfontein where they returned this morning with a 13 year

sentence. taking into account the time that oscar pistorius has already spent in prison and under house arrest. reeva steenkamp's own family has already responded by saying that this shows there is justice in south africa. they were quite relieved and they welcomed the new 13 year sentence. oscar pistorius now sentenced to murder for 13 and pistorius now sentenced to murder for13 and a pistorius now sentenced to murder for 13 and a half years behind bars. the families of 44 sailors on board an argentine submarine that disappeared in the south atlantic say they've given up hope. the argentine navy thinks there was an explosion on the vessel. jonathan beale reports. it's known as the silent service but there's been no communication from the sanjuan and her 44 crew for more than a week. the search had already reached a critical phase with fears this submarine would soon be running out of air. now, more worrying news — scientists confirm they detected an abnormal sound in the water

in her last known location. an argentine navy spokesman said it was a short, single, violent event, consistent with an explosion. it's a bitter blow for relatives. just a few days ago, they had been wrongly told trhat there had been attempts by the submarine to make contact. now they feel betrayed. translation: i feel cheated. they are swines. they manipulated us. the sanjuan left the southern tip of argentina almost two weeks ago. she was on a 2,000—mile journey back to mar del plata when she reported an electrical failure. the last communication home was last wednesday, the same day they have identified that sound like an explosion. it now seems unlikely their prayers will be answered. for the families of the 44 crew,

hopes of a miraculous rescue have all but disappeared. jonathan beale, bbc news. 14% of children in english schools have a special educational need or disability, that's according to government figures, but that number only tells part of the story. new analysis given to the bbc by the education policy institute shows almost 40% of children in england are identified as having special educational needs at some point between the age of five and 16 — significantly higher than the estimate. jayne mccubbin reports. children at this special school might have different needs to most pupils in mainstream education, but they still have the same kinds of hopes and dreams. what's the plan, jacob? i want to become a football manager. i want to be a pet store manager. i want to be a doctor or a spy! i like this ambition,

two completely different things. it was previously thought only 14% of children have a send, or a special educational need or disability, that's any need that has to be met outside of the normal curriculum at either a mainstream or a special school. but today a report from the education policy institute says that number is actually much higher. that official government statistics of 14% is taken from a snapshot ofjust one year. but if you look across the lifetime of a child, then 40% are registered at some point with a special educational need. but government policy and send provision is based on that much lower official figure, which leads some to ask if that provision is anywhere near enough. i don't think there are things in place, i don't think there's the budget to put things in place, i don't think there's the political will to put anything in place

because i think what needs to happen for these children costs money. david and carrie grant have four children with send. they say they've had to fight for the right support. people think, i will not accept this child that has anything different, they all have to fit into a box and if they don't fit inside a box we will squash them until they do. and that is the biggest issue that children with sen face. children's commissioners in england, wales, ireland and scotland say despite differences in their systems they all have significant concerns, concerns shared by tv presenter chris packham, who has autism. when you think 40% of young people have those requirements or needs at some point in their education, i can't believe they're being effectively addressed. but the department for education tell us the 14% figure allow schools to plan year—on—year, while 40% represents the changing nature of needs. but some believe sen kids are being let down. it's just sad seeing people have

this condition and it's not being treated right. because when it is treated right everything just goes that brilliantly? yeah. these young people deserve a chance and they're amazing young people with lots and lots to give. anything's possible? absolutely. the headlines are coming up on the bbc news channel. in a moment we say goodbye to viewers on bbc two — first we leave you with for a look at the weather. thank you, good morning. we've got a quite cold day across many parts of the uk and with that cold weather comes some snow. this is a winter wonderland in the highlands at the moment. we've got quite a few snow showers. for many of us probably just enjoying the blue skies as the sunshine. for the rest of the afternoon, many parts of england and wales will keep that sunshine. more

cloud across southern parts. maybe the risk of the odd shower. further north and west you can see white speckled showers, that is some snow. increasingly by this evening's rush hour the snow coming down to lower levels and ice is the risk. with showers starting to move into north—west england and also in north wales, ice is a risk here through the night as well. for the evening, it's looking the dryer and clear but will turn cold quickly. by friday it will turn cold quickly. by friday it will be dark —— by 5pm it will be dark. but it will be dry with clear spells. for the rest of the night, continuing with wintry showers. some of these showers coming a bit further inland across southern areas of england. temperatures down to 2 degrees, a cold night to come. in the countryside much colder than this. a frost to start off on

saturday morning. a risk of some i swear you've had showers. over the weekend a cold wind blowing. further wintry showers with snow over higher ground. for many of us, sunny spells. on saturday showers continuing in scotland, northern ireland. frequent showers moving in here. wintry over the pennines with snow for the hills of wales. in the midlands you may see some sleep down to low levels. some sunshine and feeling cold. a strong north—westerly wind. it will feel 1-3dc. north—westerly wind. it will feel 1—3dc. there will be lighter winds into sunday but you'll notice this weather system here which will move in from the west. that will bring more cloud into northern ireland. a bit of rain later in the day. for many of us on sunday lighter winds compared to saturday but again, mostly dry with some sunshine. just if you showers coming into the north

and the west. top temperatures 5—8 celsius. for many of us we might see some wet stuff and some snow. this is bbc news. the top stories: zimbabwe has a new president — but is it the start of a new era? emmerson mnangagwa takes the oath of office. i will devote myself to the well—being of zimbabwe and its people. so help me god. cheering this is the scene live — where tens of thousands of zimbabweans, many singing and dancing, have witnessed the event in the national stadium. theresa may urges eu leaders to start talking about a post—brexit trade deal — as she arrives for a summit in brussels. as the country's main opposition party tables a motion of no

confidence against the deputy prime minister. the political row in ireland could force a snap election. and in the ashes — an half century from australia captain steve smith leaves the first test against england evenly poised. good afternoon. it's friday 24th november. welcome to bbc newsroom live. emmerson mnangagwa has just been sworn—in as the new president of zimbabwe. he formally took up office in a ceremony in harare, in front of tens of thousands of people. he said across the political and

ethnic divide people have legitimate expectations of the office i now occupy. ben brown is at the national sports stadium in harare. hello from the national sports stadium here. the new president was sworn in a short time ago. people here are saying millions watched it. and millions around the world. to getan and millions around the world. to get an indication of what this new president is going to be like. he gave us president is going to be like. he gave us a president is going to be like. he gave us a lot of clues. he said he is committed to having democratic elections in zimbabwe next year as planned. he said that domestic politics in this country had been poisoned and polarised for too long. he also was generous to the man who has now resigned, robert mugabe after 37 years

has now resigned, robert mugabe after 37 yea rs in has now resigned, robert mugabe after 37 years in power. he said he had made an immense contribution, you are the father of the nation and people should let bygones be bygones. he said he needs a lot of energy in revitalising the economy of this country, which is frankly on its knees. he said i must hit the ground running. he was very inclusive indeed. he said he wants to work for all zimbabweans, whatever their colour, creed, political affiliation. that will be music to the years of the opposition. "we must work together, you, me, all of us." he promise to compensate those who lost their land and forms in the robert mugabe land redistribution programme. he also said corruption must stop. of course zimbabwe will wait and see whether he can keep those promises. this is a report on the day ‘s event so far. a new dawn for zimbabwe. a day to be

up a new dawn for zimbabwe. a day to be up early. people coming on to buses. outside, a mood of celebration and inside, everyone waiting for one man. the president elected for the republic of zimbabwe, honourable comrade, emmerson mnangagwa! 60,000 people witnessing a day many thought would never come. eia, emmerson mnangagwa, swear that as the president of the republic of zimbabwe... shial cheering i will defend the constitution and

all the laws of zimbabwe. millions of zimbabweans this week have been celebrating the end of the mugabe regime. but after being sworn m, mugabe regime. but after being sworn in, the new president gave you a remarkably warm tribute from the man he ousted from power. he remains a father, mentor, comrade in arms and my leader. applause we must say thank you to him and trust that our history will grant him his proper place and accord him his deserved station as one of the founding fathers and leaders of our nation. but he said now was a time to look to the future. whilst we cannot change the past, there is a lot we can do present and future to give our nation a different positive

direction. as we do so, we should never remain hostages of our past. i humbly appealed to all of us that we let bygones be bygones. the crowd lapped it up. many in this country have known no other leader other than robert mugabe, but what changes do they hope the new president will bring? a lot of changes. a lot of changes. i would like to see people having jobs. i have good sons and daughters were loitering around, you not having any substance ofjobs and i would like to see that getting to an end. i want to see them going to work or their own enterprises. even amongst the opposition, a call for unity. i want him to realise that we are all zimbabweans. we need democracy. we need it to be held.

emmerson mnangagwa was robert mugabe's right—hand man, a key ally in decades of oppressive rule, but at least for today, people were prepared to accept that this was not about continuity, but change. cheering john donnington, bbc news. asjohn was saying, people here in the stadium really lapped it up. they we re stadium really lapped it up. they were impressed. it covered political and economic reform and the direction of the country for the future. investors have been pleased to hear it as well. let's talk to a couple of the spectators here. what did you make of that speech? that speech from our president, it was awesome. it was... i cannot explain it. he is saying what we wanted to

hear and we pray and we hope that he is going to stand up for that speech. we just hope that it is not going to change like our former president. he used to speak and speak and promise, but he never delivered. we were struggling, we we re delivered. we were struggling, we were strong offering, we were in captivity, but we are happy today because freedom indeed has come. you can even see for yourself in the past to days, it was a peaceful country. i believe that the coming of our new president, mr emmerson mnangagwa, is going to bring the fruits of zimbabwe. thank you. what about you, what did you make of the speech? the speech was so wonderful. we enjoyed the speech. he was talking about things that we want to see happening here, because this nation has been suffering here for too long. what he is saying is that a lot of hope. we will definitely

getjobs and a lot of hope. we will definitely get jobs and we hope the a lot of hope. we will definitely getjobs and we hope the industry will open and we will have the chance to have heard our music and acting, it will be seen everywhere. we are really behind our president. congratulations to president emmerson mnangagwa. thank you. very different speech from the speech as we used to hear from robert mugabe. this was powerful and direct. it was no longer about speeches with our former president. he gave his wife the flow to insult us! how can you insult a respected nation? how can you do that! never ever put your wife on the job, because this is how it will end! it was because of his wife. she didn't have morals. how can she stand up there and now the man she has insulted has become the president of our nation. i would love to see even

to our president now, don't ever be overwhelmed by the seat of our father. be there to build him, to mould him, to tell him peaceful things, things that can build us as zimbabwe, not to insult, not to degrade, not to segregate, not to discriminate, be at your position as a mother of the nation. we love you and we say freedom is coming tomorrow! it has come. so good to talk to you both. thank you for being here with us. some instant reaction to that speech from a new president of zimbabwe. let's get more thoughts on it. we canjoin it is doctor from johannesburg watching and listening to that speech. what did you make of it? i think the speech was quite unifying and if i may say, i thank you very much for

having me on the show. zimbabwe is going through so much we may not have enough time to talk about that, but when you hear a speech talking about people just being people, just being zimbabweans, there was no political party, no political organisation, there were no groups. today people are just being zimbabweans and this effort wasn't attributed to any particular group, it was a zimbabwean effort. i think the speech tried to unifying avery divided country. he also made a lot of promises. he said corruption would stop. he said the elections would stop. he said the elections would go ahead and the heat would create jobs, would go ahead and the heat would createjobs, jobs, jobs. he would go ahead and the heat would create jobs, jobs, jobs. he set out a programme and made it a lot of balls promises. it's the question of whether he can keep those promises. —— bold promises.

whether the promises will be kept, we will see. at least the people of zimbabwe need optimism and any presidential speech you are going to hear, or bama, donald trump, there are going to be promises and i think we should give this a try. —— by obama. my belief is that the only way is up from where the country has been and we will see. only time will tell us. he made one particular promise which was to give compensation to people who lost property in the land redistribution programme of robert mugabe, where you surprised by that? funnily enough, i was not surprised, because that particular issue is what divided the people of zimbabwe the most and i think if that is implemented well, it could

contribute significantly to uniting and improving the country of zimbabwe. a lot of people have raised questions about this new president and spoken about his human rights record, the allegations that he was somehow indicated in the massacres in the 805, that he raped elections, that he is corrupt, do you think he has gone with this 5peech some way towards allaying fears tho5e critics? —— rigged elections. right now, the general sentiment i5 to live in the moment. if there are any crimes that need to be dealt with, they can be added later time. everyone is waiting for the president because if the president feels, the country feels. i know they are deep rooted, but everyone

i5 they are deep rooted, but everyone is just they are deep rooted, but everyone isju5t in they are deep rooted, but everyone is just in zimbabwe today. they are ju5t is just in zimbabwe today. they are just trying to see what will take the country forward. thank you for being with us. let's summarise that speech, because that is the important thing. we have had the hall inauguration ceremony, but what was important wa5 hall inauguration ceremony, but what was important was the words from the new president and the reward is saying that he wants to be inclusive. we must work together, you, me and all of us. he was saying there doesn't need to be retribution revenge. he was saying that... he was paying tribute to robert mugabe as he said he was the father of the nation hand made an immense contribution. he said, "let bygone5 be bygones." he also said job5 mu5t be bygones." he also said job5 mu5t be created in this country whether in such high unemployment, 90% unemployment. that was his mantra, job5, unemployment. that was his mantra, jobs, jobs, jobs. he wants to create an echo to bowl society. ——

equitable. he said we have an economy to recover and the people deserve. a powerful motivational 5peech deserve. a powerful motivational speech that will have gone down well at the stadium and around zimbabwe. that is the latest, back to you in london. thank you, ben. that is our top story. let's recap on the headlines. emmerson mnangagwa i5 officially sworn in as the new president of zimbabwe during a ceremony in harare. there5a may urges eu leaders to start talking about a post—brexit trade deal as 5he about a post—brexit trade deal as she arrives in a summit in brussels. ireland's main opposition party tabled a motion of no confidence against the deputy prime minister. let's get the latest on the sport. good morning, good afternoon. the

first a5he5 te5t 5till finely poised after an entertaining second day between england and australia. england will take the first innings lead of 137 ru n5 england will take the first innings lead of 137 runs into day three. andy smith was watching in brisbane. what an enthralling day two we have had here at the gabba. the pendulum has swung to and fro, but has ended with honours pretty much even. england began very well and batted well for an hour and england began very well and batted wellforan hourand a england began very well and batted well for an hour and a half. davitt mallon reaching his half—century, but then it all went wrong and they lost their first wicket. 302 all out at lunch. au5tralia seemed very much in the ascendancy, but then england's bowler help5 in the ascendancy, but then england's bowler helps them fight back. stuart broad took the post. au5tralia 5ub5ided for a 76—a—mac at one stage, but then a recovery

thanks to captain ‘5 steve smith and shaun marsh. they guided au5tralia through 265—4 at the close. another day of fluctuating fortune5, but the mat is intriguingly poised going into day three. —— match. mat is intriguingly poised going into day three. -- match. it's a lwa y5 into day three. -- match. it's always nice to get a big wicket and i think we sort of see warner and smith as the two main australian players. for me to get one of the big players out, it's very satisfying and i think a view of the lads in the team were happy to see the back of them. i think we are any decent position. i think they can come out in the morning, get it nights sleep and, i'd hardly any morning. if we nicked a couple out at the start, that is the good position for us to be in. another big game in dresden. —— brisbane. england have reached the final of

the rugby world cup. he took his turn in tally up to 12, making him the top scorer. they drew the winner of tomorrow's semifinal. that is between england and tonga. sebastian vettel picked lewis hamilton to set the fastest time in practice at the season—ending abu dhabi grand prix. he was more than a tenth of a second quicker than the mercedes of the new world champion. red bull's max verstappen was third. just before we 90, verstappen was third. just before we go, michael lohan has finished second in his third race as a jockey ata second in his third race as a jockey at a charity event at aspen. —— michael owen. theresa may is to meet the president of the europe council donald tusk in brussels today — the first such high—level encounter since the prime minister secured the backing of her cabinet to increase britain's divorce payment. the summit will address the eu's relationship with its eastern neighbours, but discussions on the fringes of the meeting will focus on brexit. she's already been challenged on the divorce bill as she arrived in brussels. let's just hear what she had to say.

i'm looking forward today to renewed commitments from european countries for working together to tackle these chair challenges in both security and development. i'm also here to say again that the united kingdom is unconditionally committed to continuing to play our leading role in maintaining europe's security. we may be leaving the european union, but we are not leaving europe. our brussels reporter adam fleming is outside the eu summit. do you actually expect much to happen today by way of moving any closer towards those trade talks? had a link there will be any big breakthroughs today or any great lea ps forward. breakthroughs today or any great leaps forward. that doesn't mean there will not be incremental progress. what happening now is the diplomatic dance, it's pretty

delicate and lasting several weeks. todayis delicate and lasting several weeks. today is one of those steps where theresa may will speak to donald busk. then he will be back in brussels two seaterjean—claude juncker on the 11th of december. —— to speak to. that'll be the moment when a 27 eu leaders decide whether brexit talks have made enough progress in their first phase, berti vogts related issues to move to phase two. that's all about trade, the future relationship. the arguments are pretty well rehearsed narrow, the rates of eu nationals living in the uk, they are close to a deal on that. still some outstanding issues, but the eu wa nted outstanding issues, but the eu wanted a lot more clarity on the uk's financial commitments and what it is willing to pay for as it leaves the eu. and whether it will live up to its promise with a hard border between ireland's and northern ireland. probably not

settling reaching an agreement on either of those issues today, but this summit is called the eastern partnership summit and is an opportunity for the eu to speak the leaders of the sixth countries neighbouring to the east. it is about trade, security and regional stability. even that has been drawn into the brexit processor that in that the prime minister arrived here today and said that the uk will still be committed to those issues across europe even when we leave the european union. the uk is prepared to pay £100 million over the next five years to fight russian fake names and its information. thank you, adam. let's continue on this. what do you think we can expect from those discussions later on between theresa may and donald tusk? adam was saying probably no big

announcements, but what do you think the date might be caused backlj agree the date might be caused back” agree with adam. —— what do you think the detail might be? we'll be trying to ensure there is a good atmosphere conducive to progress, which we all want to see. i think there will be an update on both sides in terms of where we stand exactly. how much of a distraction to these discussions are the political problems in both ireland and germany right now in your opinion? had a link they are similar types of problems. germany it would have been nice if we had a who had engaged more in the negotiations. i expect germany to be a lot more passive now in terms of brexit talks. they would be raising any big voices in any of these meetings, so in terms of that, i think germany like all other countries will be following closely. in ireland, we have a lot more skin in the game as

it were. the issue of the hard border it is very important and they can issue a veto if they wanted. that would be more relevant for progress or lack of negotiations. thank you for your time. some breaking news just coming to us that at least 5a people have been killed and 75 wounded after militants targeted a mosque in the egypt with a bomb and gun fire, targeted a mosque in the egypt with a bomb and gunfire, we targeted a mosque in the egypt with a bomb and gun fire, we are told by their state news agency. 5a people killed, 75 people winded after militants targeted a mosque with a bomb and gun fire. we will bring you any more details on that as we get them. let's continue the discussion i was just having with my reality political situation in ireland,

because there are warnings in dublin that a political row there could force the irish government to call a snap election. the opposition fianna fail party, which has been supporting the minority fine gael government, says it will table a motion of no confidence in the deputy prime minister. the prime minister leo varadkar has vowed to stand by frances fitzgerald, even if that leads to the collapse of the government. our correspondent shane harrison is in dublin. he has vowed to stand by frances fitzgerald, but is there any possibility she will decide to step down and thus avoid the possibility ofa snap down and thus avoid the possibility of a snap general election?” down and thus avoid the possibility of a snap general election? i think there is that very real possibility, because where we are, the various mp5 in the irish parliament argued turning to their constituents this weekend and it will be getting the message loud and clear that the

public do not want a general election in the run—up to christmas. for a number of reasons, there are more important issues facing the republic of ireland, not least brexit and the summit in december next month where of course the irish border is one of the main issues where progress has to be made before they can decide to move on to phase two and the future relationship between the uk and eu. we heard from the irish foreign minister today already that he believes the uk government needs to give a lot more detail on the issue of what happens to be border question. he's talking about the uk government speaking only at this age of aspirations without concrete information. the mind boggles that this combo kit situation how much more contributed it would be made by an election. situation how much more contributed it would be made by an electionm is for the curious that yesterday we had the leaking of a document whereby irish civil servants and diplomat said that the view in

europe was that there appeared to be chaos of the heart of the british government and a lack of coherence on eu policy. in advance of that eu summit, there is a possibility that when happens, the republic of ireland would be in the middle of a election, which would be chaos in its own way. it also has to be said that the main opposition parties are more or less of the same review with regard to brexit. they do want to see the british giving detail about how a frictionless border might operate. ireland is like many other countries is very dependent on trade with the uk, so it does want to move to phase two., but it does want clarity about how the border might operate in the future as well. that motion of no—confidence is voted on tuesday, is that correct? so we should know very quickly one where the other about what is happening about either an election or frances

fitzgerald standing down. the practicalities are that the vote would be on thursday, but if it does arise, the government would put a motion of no—confidence its. that could well be a gzip, but it would be up to the whips decide. a number of leading companies, including mars, cadbury and lidl, have suspended advertising on youtube. it comes after a bbc investigation revealed serious flaws in youtube's system for reporting sexualised comments on videos of children. volunteer moderators claim the main tool that enables the public to report abuse hasn't functioned properly for over a year. elizabeth cassin has this report. what we have is a site where children literally spend hours a day looking and going through videos, but also loading their own content, often quite inoffensive, often just part of their everyday life. what seems to be happening is that the adults who want to get access to children are using some of these videos and the comment

facility with it to post quite suggestive, very sexualised comments that are luring children, potentially, and potentially encouraging them to take part in very risky activities. now, what's been reported is that youtube aren't responding to this adequately and are leaving these comments there — when clearly they should be removed. in a statement youtube said that they received hundreds of thousands of flags of content every day. the vast majority of content flagged for violating our guidelines is reviewed in 2a hours. content that endangers children is abhorrent and unacceptable to us. with me is michael wendling from bbc trending. we have this disagreement over

whether there has been a technical problem or not with youtube saying there hasn't and these volunteer moderators saying there has been a problem for quite a long time now. that is right. what is clear from the reporting we've done and the small—scale experiment we carried out is that not all of these comments which are highly sexualised comments which are highly sexualised comments left on children's videos are being taken care of with any sort of reasonable time frame. we flagged up 28 comments using this public reporting system. after a period of weeks, we found that five of them had been taken down. once we contacted youtube as journalists, the rest were gone immediately. there is some delay. youtube says they can do better in this area. the fa ct they can do better in this area. the fact that big companies like little, adidas, the fact that they are appealing their advertising is bound

to prompt youtube into action. there has been growing steam from reporting by newspapers and other news websites that has highlighted this issue. the whole range of inappropriate content from these types of comments to cartoon parodies that are just not appropriate for children up on the site. youtube this week says that it is trying to bolster its enforcement in this area. they are trying to crack down on this kind of content. it fits with the trend of increasing pressure coming onto big social media companies. this is also coming from governments, here in the uk and around the world. people are concerned about this and rightly so. thank you very much. the time is 12:30pm. let's check out the weather

forecast. distinct chill in the air right now. it has turned cold right across the country. it's going to stay chilly for the next few days. as far as this afternoon and this evening is concerned, we've got some showers across northern areas. some of them wintry across the hills. temperatures falling to freezing or below across many parts of northern britain, around the pennines and the welsh hills there could be some ice first thing on saturday morning. a really cold start and frost likely to develop down towards the south coast as well. on saturday many of us in the far north—west getting some showers. some of the showers getting into lancashire, the midlands, wales, northern ireland. the vast majority of us in the south and the east will have a fine, crisp day. temperatures only around four degrees in hull. but chilly weather continuing into sunday with a cool

breeze. this is bbc newsroom live, our latest headlines. zimbabwe's new president, emmerson mnangagwa, has been sworn in to office in a ceremony at a packed stadium at the country's capital, harare. it follows the dramatic departure of former president robert mugabe after 37 years of authoritarian rule. theresa may is at an eu summit in brussels — she's urging eu leaders to start talking about a post eu trade deal. the prime minister is due to meet donald tusk —

president of the european council. there are warnings in dublin that a political row could force the irish government to call a snap election. the opposition fianna fail has tabled a motion of no—confidence the deputy prime minister. and in the ashes — a half century from australia captain steve smith leaves the first test against england evenly poised. more now on our top story. the new president of zimbabwe, emmerson mnangagwa, has defended the actions of his predecessor, robert mugabe — saying he'd made an immense contribution to the nation. in his inauguration speech, he vowed to rebuild the country and and insisted elections would go ahead as planned next year. mr mnangagwa was speaking after being sworn—in during a ceremony at the national sports stadium in harare, attended by thousands of cheering supporters. he said zimbabwe must not be "held

hostage" by the past. let me at this stage pay special tribute to one of and the only surviving founding father of our nation, robert mugabe. he led us in our struggle for national independence. he assumed responsibilities of leadership at a formative and very challenging time at the birth of our nation. that needs to be lauded and celebrated for all times. whatever errors of commission or omission that may have occurred during that critical phase in the life of our nation, let us

all accept and acknowledge his immense contribution towards the building of our nation. applause to me personally, he remains a father, mentor, comrades in arms and my leader. we say thank you to him and trust that our history will grant him his proper place and accord him his deserved state —— stature as one of the founding fathers and leaders of our nation. president mnangagwa paid a glowing tribute to his predecessor robert mugabe. for close to two decades,

this country went through many developments. whilst we cannot change the past, there is a lot we can do in the present and the future to give our nation a different positive direction as we do so, we should never remain hostages of our past. i humbly appealed to all of us that we let byg o nes humbly appealed to all of us that we let bygones be bygones, gladly embracing each other in defining a new destiny of our beloved zimbabwe. the task at hand is that of rebuilding our great country. it principally lies with none but ourselves to do so. i implore you

all to declare that never again, never again should circumstances put zimbabwe in an unfavourable position be allowed to occur or overshadow this process. will have much more on that story throughout the day. a court in south africa has increased the jail sentence handed out to athlete oscar pistorius for murdering his girlfriend. the court ruled that his sentence be increased to 15 years. prosecutors argued that the six—year term for murdering his girlfriend reeva steenkamp was too short. our correspondent milton nkosi in johannesburg explains the the background to the case. what we had in the first sentencing of six years was that the trial judge masipa had imposed that for an appeal the judgment of murder. remember that in the first

instance she had found oscar pistorius guilty of culpable homicide or manslaughter, and the prosecutors appealed that. then oscar pistorius was sentenced to murder, that was changed to murder. then she imposed a six—year sentence and the prosecutors felt that that was shockingly lenient. this was the response by the supreme court of appeals in bloemfontein where they returned this morning with a 13 year sentence, taking into account the time that oscar pistorius has already spent in prison and under house arrest. reeva steenkamp's own family has already responded by saying that this shows there is justice in south africa. they were quite relieved and they welcomed the new 13 year sentence. so, oscar pistorius is now

sentenced to murder for 13 and a half years behind bars. the families of 44 sailors on board an argentine submarine that disappeared in the south atlantic say they've given up hope. the argentine navy thinks there was an explosion on the vessel. jonathan beale reports. it's known as the silent service but there's been no communication from the sanjuan and her 44 crew for more than a week. the search had already reached a critical phase with fears this submarine would soon be running out of air. now, more worrying news — scientists confirm they detected an abnormal sound underwater in her last known location. an argentine navy spokesman said it was a short, single, violent event, consistent with an explosion. it's a bitter blow for relatives.

just a few days ago, they had been wrongly told there had been attempts by the submarine to make contact. now they feel betrayed. translation: i feel cheated. they are swines. they manipulated us. the sanjuan left the southern tip of argentina almost two weeks ago. she was on a 2,000—mile journey back to mar del plata when she reported an electrical failure. the last communication home was last wednesday, the same day they have identified that sound like an explosion. it now seems unlikely their prayers will be answered. for the families of the 44 crew, hopes of a miraculous rescue have all but disappeared. jonathan beale, bbc news. lawyers for michael flynn have told

president trump's legal team they can no longer discuss the investigation into alleged russian interference during the presidential election. reports in the us media have suggested the former national security adviser may be cooperating with prosecutors. mr flynn resigned after 23 days on the job over contacts after 23 days on the job over co nta cts he after 23 days on the job over contacts he made with russia before president trump took office. a former british soldier is due to appear in court in turkey today charged with terrorism offences. joe robinson from lancashire is accused of joining robinson from lancashire is accused ofjoining the kurdish militia in syria to fight the so—called islamic state. he denies the charges. research suggests people with schizophrenia can benefit from a new therapy that gets them to talk face—to—face with a computer representation of the voices they have. the study published in lancet psychiatry found that the therapy was more effective reducing hallucinations than counselling. millions of small savers may be hit

bya millions of small savers may be hit by a little noticed tax change announced in the budget according to announced in the budget according to a leading insurer. royal london insurance says it affects long—term policies sold by companies and sometimes collected door—to—door. in the long run losses could add up to hundreds of millions of pounds. sometimes chancellors say things in the budget people don't quite understand at the time and this, the abolition of an obscure tax break which appears to benefit many small savers, could have been one of those occasions. there is a case now for removing the anomaly of the indexation allowance for capital gains, bringing the corporate tax system in line with the capital gains tax system. i will therefore bring this allowance so companies receive relief for inflation up to january 2018 but not thereafter. insurers say there is an impact on traditional savings policies, often sold door—to—door or at the workplace. they include endowments which pay you a lump sum,

whole—of—life insurance which pays out after you die, and other investment policies which have had some other annual growth tax—free. from early numbers we've looked at, we think that millions of people have these policies and will now be losing relatively modest amounts of money, perhaps £25, £50 each, some a lot more, but this all adds up to a huge amount, hundreds of millions of pounds for the chancellor. the budget document said no individuals will be affected and the treasury adds: but royal london argues that this is a tax grab from people who have done the right thing and saved, and it should be reversed. 14% of children in english schools have a special educational need or disability, that's according to government figures, but that number only tells part of the story. new analysis given to the bbc by the education policy institute shows almost 40% of children

in england are identified as having special educational needs at some point between the age of five and 16 — significantly higher than the estimate. jayne mccubbin reports. children at this special school might have different needs to most pupils in mainstream education, but they still have the same kinds of hopes and dreams. what's the plan, jacob? i want to become a football manager. i want to be a pet store manager. i want to be a doctor or a spy! i like this ambition, two completely different things. it was previously thought only 14% of children have a send, or a special educational need or disability, that's any need that has to be met outside of the normal curriculum at either a mainstream or a special school. but today a report from the education policy institute says that number is actually much higher. that official government

statistics of 14% is taken from a snapshot ofjust one year. but if you look across the lifetime of a child, then 40% are registered at some point with a special educational need. but government policy and send provision is based on that much lower official figure, which leads some to ask if that provision is anywhere near enough. i don't think there are things in place, i don't think there's the budget to put things in place, i don't think there's the political will to put anything in place because i think what needs to happen for these children costs money. david and carrie grant have four children with send. they say they've had to fight for the right support. people think, i will not accept this child that has anything different, they all have to fit into a box and if they don't fit inside a box we will squash them until they do. and that is the biggest issue that children with sen face. children's commissioners in england,

wales, ireland and scotland say despite differences in their systems they all have significant concerns, concerns shared by tv presenter chris packham, who has autism. when you think 40% of young people have those requirements or needs at some point in their education, i can't believe they're being effectively addressed. but the department for education tell us the 14% figure allow schools to plan year—on—year, while 40% represents the changing nature of needs. but some believe sen kids are being let down. it's just sad seeing people have this condition and it's not being treated right. because when it is treated right everything just goes brilliantly? yeah. these young people deserve a chance and they're amazing young people with lots and lots to give. anything's possible? absolutely. the headlines on bbc newsroom live.

emmerson mnangagwa is officially sworn in as the new president of zimbabwe during a ceremony in harare. theresa may urges eu leaders to start talking about a post—brexit trade deal as she arrives in brussels for a summit. ireland's main opposition party tabled a motion of no—confidence the deputy prime minister. as we all know it's black friday — the day shoppers hit the high street and online retailers in force. our business presenter vishala sri—pathma is at an amazon warehouse at tilbury in essex. this is one of amazon's main distribution centres across the uk. it's huge, it's the size of about 32

football pitches. 21100 people work here day and night. they've clearly got their work cut out for them today. joining me now is rachel from the british retail consortium. we're going to talk a bit about people's spending habits today. consumer habits in the uk have changed quite a bit. we expect a bargain now, all throughout the year. how significant isa throughout the year. how significant is a day like black friday? it's huge for the retail industry in the uk. it's become one of the biggest daysin uk. it's become one of the biggest days in the spending calendar.m terms of how much people spend we actually spending more money today? some people will end up spending more money. however what we've seen is that shifts spending from other times. over the whole month we might not see much improvement on last year. wages are pretty stagnant at the moment, people aren't getting a pay rise. inflation is high, it's

about 3%. in terms of spending, are people spending money they don't have one day like today? the challenge with a day like today is we can all find the sale is hard to resist. you get the e—mails saying you've got two hours left, and the pressure to buy is really real. it can be easy to end up spending money you don't have or depleting your savings. is that perhaps a responsibility of retailers to perhaps take on board the fact people are spending money they don't have and getting into debt? we certainly think so. it's particularly the case were more vulnerable consumers. if you're feeling low, marketing will tell you the thing that's going to make you feel better is next product, or that buying more presents for your family is going to make you feel like a better parent. actually that's the way people end up in real financial difficulty which has a huge negative impact on mental health. retailers and banks have a social responsibility. would like to see

them offering consumers tools to help them navigate online shopping. things like daily spending limits or not sending out their marketing e—mails in the middle of the night when we are more vulnerable to buying things we don't really want. do you think retailers need to do more to make people aware of what they are spending and what their personal spending habits are about? as with a lot of mental health issues, overspending is complicated. there are a lot of solutions to the problem. retailers have actually engaged quite heavily in initiatives around responsible lending. there is a lwa ys around responsible lending. there is always more work to be done. i think you've also got to remember, we are operating in an environment where the consumer is in the driving seat here. it's hard for retailers to enforce behaviour when its consumers who are really leading. do you think consumers are in the driving seat? this is a difficult challenge. the easy push—bike is to say have a bit

more willpower. we all know there are times when our willpower is stronger and times when it's not enough to control our behaviour. in the same way you set the alarm when you go to bed for the time you want to get up and how many of us hit snooze in the morning. sometimes what we need is a bit of support to strengthen our willpower to use things like online shopping in a way that genuinely makes your life easier and brings you the products and services that you need without the detriment we are seeing at the moment. thank you. retail therapy not always great for the bank balance. it's a busy day here. you can see these yellow shells moving back and forth, they are robots helping the workers package all the products ordered online today. just a week to go until the world cup draw in moscow. the front runner for the england team is the small

village of ripeno on the baltic coast. we went there to find out what awaits some of the highest—paid players in football. they are getting ready for the world cup here, not to play, not yet, but it looks like the england team will be based in this town just outside saint petersburg. so the local boys have been swatting up on the squad. do you know anyone from the england team? kane — harry kane. rasheed, kane, hart. this is where the boys hope to see england. their old stadium is being rebuilt as a world cup training ground and, when the competition is over, the football school will inherit it. the pitch is still getting the final touches. but the official i spoke to is confident it will be up to scratch. translation: most of the work is already done. that pitch is almost complete. then we have to paint the lines and it's ready for play, because fifa has already approved it. the team base is just along the baltic coast, at repino. it gets warm here in summer and this is a popular getaway spot

from saint petersburg. russia's second city is around 45 minutes' drive from here. but repino itself has few distractions. the four star team hotel is tucked away in the woods. i got a tour of the facilities. as well as the sports hall, there's a gym and a pool here, and full spa service for relaxation. here inside, this is where the players would actually be staying. this is one of the superior rooms. let's have a look. well, it is pretty big. it looks comfy enough but it is fairly basic. perhaps not quite the luxury that some of the england footballers are used to. there are three restaurants, though, less chance of getting bored if we get past the group stage this time. is there anything you think that would please the english people? i don't know. i don't know, really. a classic english breakfast, maybe. it's stereotypes.

tea with milk... back at the youth team, they are counting down the weeks now but even though these boys know their england players, when i asked them who is going to win the world cup most are betting on argentina. boys: argentina. sarah rainsford, bbc news. the actor tom baker is donning his multicoloured scarf to play doctor who on screen for the first time in 36 years. he is now 83 and last played the time lord in 1981. he was the fourth doctor and played the role for seven years, the longest any actor has kept apart. baker had started filming the episode written by douglas adams in 1979 but it was cancelled when the bbc went on strike. here's a taste of what to expect from the new series. when i

was on the river i heard strange voices... you bought a book in cambridge? he has the book, he can get to shada. . shada? i'm not mad about your tailor. kill them! what have you done? i'm heading for a very, very rough ride. let the universe prepare itself. we should say before you get too excited, that's an episode rather than a series but nonetheless very exciting! in a moment the news that one “— exciting! in a moment the news that one —— the news at one but first the weather. it's turned quite cold everywhere across the uk by now, but it's

the north where we are feeling the real chill. picture here, icy in west yorkshire. some snow across the highlands as well. we'll see more of that over the next few days. there will be some sunny spells as well. i think most of us will get some sunshine over the next few days. quite a bit of cloud still around in some areas. lumps of cloud here. these are shower clouds, and some of them are wintry through the course of this afternoon and this evening there across the highlands. but many central, eastern and southern areas will have a clear evening. let's have a look at the rush—hour across the uk. in the north you can see most of the major towns and cities are barely above freezing, around 1—3 degrees, some even below. a bit of snow, but mostly across the pennines. then we get to the midlands. still pretty chilly. 3—4 degrees for birmingham, nottingham, london may be around 6—7 celsius. and along the south coast temperatures also around 5—7 degrees. so it is going to be a nippy evening. those temperatures will continue to drop through the course of the night, and we'll see more showers falling there across scotland, northern ireland and the north of england as well.

maybe even one or two wintry showers across the hills of wales and maybe across the moors. also, a risk of some icy patches first thing on saturday morning. if you're planning to travel, just be aware that across northern areas there could be some ice around on the roads. on saturday morning, you can see the cold air has reached as far south as the bay of biscay and into northern france. we are well and truly into this polar air coming in from the north. on saturday again, yet more wintry showers across the hills in the north, maybe some around the pennines as well. for many eastern, central and southern areas it is actually going to be a crisp, sunny day. temperatures 5—7 degrees, but it'll feel colder than that. for most of us it'll feel below freezing or thereabouts. that was saturday. on sunday there will be fewer showers around, lots of fine weather, particularly in the east and the south. this weather front is approaching and i think by the end of the day things will turn a little bit milder in the north—west and it will stop raining there.

overall cold, but maybe less cold by the end of the weekend. and promises to rebuild the country, and repair its economy. i swear that, as president of republic of zimbabwe... in front of tens of thousands of people, he commits to restoring unity and holding fresh elections next year. we should never remain hostages of our past. i thus humbly appeal to all of us that we let bygones be bygones. we will have the latest from harare. also on the programme... theresa may is back in brussels — she says it's everyone's responsibility to advance the brexit negotiations, so trade